Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye massacres | |
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Part of Jihadist insurgency in Niger | |
Location | Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye, Tondikiwindi, Ouallam Department, Tillaberi Region, Niger |
Date | January 2, 2021 11am |
Deaths | 105
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Injured | 75 |
Perpetrator | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara |
No. of participants | 100 motorcycles |
Motive | Reprisal for lynching of two ISGS tax collectors |
The Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye massacres[1][2] took place on January 2, 2021, when 105 people were killed and 75 injured in attacks by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumdareye in Tondikiwindi, Ouallam Department, Niger. The massacres were one of the deadliest events in Nigerien history.